Packers to sign DE Hargrove

The surprisingly active Packers continued shopping the free-agent market and agreed to a deal with defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove.

The deal Thursday adds a skilled pass rusher to the Packers' front seven. He had three sacks with the Seahawks last season and 19.5 in his career, including short stints with the Rams, Bills and Saints.

Green Bay desperately missed active five-technique defensive end Cullen Jenkins last season. Jenkins wasn't re-signed as a free agent prior to the 2011 season, netting a five-year, $25 million contract with the Eagles.

With only modest push from their three-man line, the Packers were disappointed in the production of nose tackle B.J. Raji and committed to upgrade around the 350-pounder.

General manager Ted Thompson said at the Scouting Combine in February the Packers wanted to keep their own free agents, sticking to his plan not to invest in outside free agents. But the Packers signed 34-year-old center Jeff Saturday last week after losing Scott Wells to the Rams.

The Packers have 12 draft choices in April after adding four compensatory picks Monday.

The Packers also announced they have re-signed cornerback Jarrett Bush, who appeared in all 16 games in 2011, including two starts.